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Deer Leap Mountain

Deer Leap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Leap Mountain rises to 846 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Top Rock, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q35737266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
846 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.67007, -72.83621

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Valley Park: 3.1 mi
  • Rutland City Forest: 5.0 mi
  • Northwood Park: 6.0 mi
  • Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 6.8 mi
  • Rutland Area Robotics: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 28
Nature reserves: 20
  • Giffords Woods State Park: 1.4 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 7.9 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 8.1 mi
  • Proctor Town Forest: 8.8 mi
  • Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 3.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 9.0 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 20.3 mi
  • No. 13 School House: 20.5 mi
  • Asael Smith Farm: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Irene Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Top Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Tier: 0.4 mi
  • Deer Leap: 0.4 mi
  • Lower Tier: 0.4 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 11.0 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 8.4 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Oculus: 8.5 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 16.3 mi
  • Mandala II: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 20.9 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 21.6 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • White River Swimming Spot: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Deer Leap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakS1,293 m4.6 mi
Pico PeakS1,206 m2.1 mi
Little KillingtonS1,194 m5.4 mi
Mendon PeakS1,170 m5.2 mi
Skye PeakSSE1,158 m4.7 mi
Shrewsbury PeakSSE1,122 m6.5 mi
Ramshead PeakSSE1,100 m3.2 mi
Snowdon PeakSSE1,095 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555003

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